Back the bottom trawling ban

The inside line on the activities of the Angling Trust & Fish Legal, from the CEO of the sport’s governing body

As an island nation, the UK has a long and proud fishing history, a cultural identity that caused waves in the 2016 campaign to leave the EU. For a few days in May 2025 that passion resurfaced, when t

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FROM THE WORLD OF FISHING

Speakers: Peter Hoskin—Books & culture editor, Prospect—Chair Anjali Goswami—Chief scientific adviser, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Rosie Boycott—Vice chair & director, Peers for t

Your comments and opinion on game-fishing matters

During this year’s scorching summer, I ended many of my rides with a dip in a small, long-neglected harbour near where I live. Occasionally I had to compete for space with fishermen who chose to cast